This sentence misuses a comma. Instead of a comma after the word "equipment," a colon is more appropriate because the last clause explains the preceding one (It gives information as to why he collects the audio equipment). No other punctuation is necessary. The correct choice is: "he collected audio equipment: he loved to create and listen to music in the best quality possible."

This sentence misuses a semicolon. The sentence joins two independent clauses together with the use of the coordinate conjunction "but," so a comma should come before this word, instead of a semicolon. The correct choice is, "to be an accountant, but he was intimidated by the difficultly."

This sentence misuses a semicolon. A semicolon should not come before "however" in this case because "however" is not being used to join two independent clauses. The phrase "because it meant a much greater workload for him" is not an independent clause, so however should be offset in commas as it is acting more like an interjection. The correct choice is: "policy, however, because it meant a much greater workload for him."

This sentence combines two independent clauses without the use of a coordinating conjunction. A semicolon is necessary to separate the clauses, so one should appear after the word "durability." The correct answer is, "strength and durability; it is used to make everything." Note that a comma should not appear before the "and" because "durability" is not an independent clause: commas only appear before conjunctions when combining independent clauses. Furthermore, a colon is not appropriate here because the second clause does not explain anything about the first clause of the sentence- it simply gives additional information.

This sentence misuses a semicolon. Semicolons are used to join two independent clauses without the use of a coordinate conjunction; though, the phrase "For her new year's resolution" is a dependent clause. More specifically, it is an introductory phrase, explaining information necessary to the context of the sentence, but outside of the main sentence, grammatically. These types of phrases must be followed by a comma in order to separate them from the rest of the sentence. The correct answer choice is, "For her New Year's resolution, Monica." No additional changes are necessary.

This sentence misuses a semicolon. Semicolons are used to join two related independent clauses when a coordinate conjunction is absent. While this is the case in this sentence, a better choice is available: a colon. Colons do the same thing as semicolons, but specifically when the second clause clarifies/explains an element of- or the whole first clause. In fact, the clause "he felt he remembered the most information using this method" explains the specific reason why Jacob uses flashcards over any other method. The correct choice is, "Jacob used flashcards: he felt he remembered the most information."

This sentence does not contain the correct punctuation where it is necessary. The sentence joins two related independent clauses together without the use of a coordinate conjunction; therefore, a semicolon is necessary between the words "investing" and "he." The correct choice is, "many books about investing; he wanted to become better."

This sentence misuses a semicolon. Semicolons are used when joining two independent clauses without the use of a coordinate conjunction. Instead, in this sentence, a dependent clause is joined to an independent clause. The phrase "Even though Samretiredsinger and Apple are constantly engaged in legal battles" is an example of an introductory phrase, explaining information necessary to the context of the sentence, but outside of the main sentence, grammatically. These types of phrases must be followed by a comma in order to separate them from the rest of the sentence. The correct answer choice is, "Samretiredsinger and Apple are constantly engaged in legal battles, Samretiredsinger makes."

This sentence misuses a comma. This sentence combines two independent clauses without the use of a coordinate conjunction. When this is the case, a semicolon must be used. A semicolon should appear before the word "in." Additionally, the phrase "in fact" is an introductory phrase, explaining information necessary to the context of the sentence, but outside of the main sentence, grammatically. These types of phrases must be followed by a comma in order to separate them from the rest of the sentence. The correct answer choice is, "to not have a website; in fact, many people do not take companies."

This sentence misuses a semicolon. The phrase "particularly the NPR station" is a parenthetical expression: a phrase that explains more about a particular word or phrase in the sentence, but is not introduced by a relative pronoun. These phrases must be introduced and completed with a comma in order to separate them from the main clause of the sentence. The correct answer choice is, "the radio, particularly the NPR station, every day."